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- Balaclava pattern
- From: (TTrimbath)
-
- I just measured a balaclava I made last year using my husbands as a
- starting point. By the way, his was too baggy on top for me so I
- made it tighter in the head area. This description includes that
- modification. Also, I made this from single sided fleece, and I think
- a heavier weight fleece will need to be a bit bigger.
-
- To make a pattern for an adult balaclava, start by making a 9.5 inch
- circle on a piece of paper. Mark it's center point. Draw a line thru
- the center straight up and down. This is just a reference line so I
- can describe some other lines. We'll call it "the vertical line". The
- top of the circle is the top of the head. Draw a line, 4 inches from
- the vertical line, and parallel to it, from the bottom part of the
- circle down. This is the back of the neck. This line should extend
- down 11.5 inches from the center of the circle. Draw a line
- perpendicular to the vertical line here. That is the bottom of the
- balaclava. Draw another parallel line 6 inches from the vertical
- line, on the other side of the circle. This is the front of the neck. It
- won't intersect the circle. That's OK. For the face hole, draw a
- horizontal line thru the center of the circle, and measure 1 inch up.
- This is the top of the face hole. Just mark it for now. Measure 2.5
- inches towards the center of the circle from that point, and 1.5
- inches down. that is the side of the face hole. Now measure down
- 2.25 inches from the side point, and intersect with the front of neck
- line. That is the bottom of the face hole. Now connect those three
- face holes with a "C" shaped curve. It will slant downward on the
- bottom side.
-
- To make the balaclava, put the front of the neck line on the fold of
- the fabric. Then add seam allowances to the other edges and cut. To
- finish the face hole, I serged the edge adding in thin elastic banding
- so it would return to the shape after it got stretched out.
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